TRUMP’S MEETING ON DACA etc As Peter Baker of the NYT put it, “He did not lapse into incoherence, but neither did he demonstrate mastery of policy details after a year in office.” Well said.
THE NORWEGIAN INVASION- Just when you think it can’t get ANY worse, Trump lowers the bar AGAIN. He makes vile comments about Haitians and pines for more Norwegian immigrants. I can’t think of a more clear example of racism. Then this morning we get to see the HHS Secretary, a blonde Viking type with an extra “j” in her name, declare that she has lost her hearing and sight when it comes to Trump. Maybe we SHOULD record all his meetings. His selective reality is more than a joke.
BLUNDERS IN PUBLIC LIFE- been a big week for those, from the fellow in our local welfare department who doesn’t know how to track expenses to the gigantic screwup in Hawaii. When I lived there we had frequent tsunami warnings and when those sirens went off I knew it would take a long time to get home to Waialua because they held us up at Wahiawa. Everyone complained they were too eager to shut the road but no one questioned the basic competence of the system. The State employees in Hawaii are abysmally paid, and folks who are paid poorly are usually supervised poorly too. One thing I can tell you: EVERYONE on Oahu knows who the hapless wrong-button pusher was. The Coconut Wireless puts electronic media to shame.
OH THE IGNORANCE! Ana Cabrera on CNN makes $150K a year and supposedly has a degree from Washington State, but when someone used the term”kabuki”, referring to diplomatic machinations between the two Koreas, she said “Oooh, I’ll have to look that one up”. Is there any high school graduate from California who wouldn’t recognize the term “kabuki”? I don’t think so.
YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS STUFF UP- Like everyone else I’ve been wanting to read “Fire and Fury”. Eureka Books is taking orders but has no idea when their shipment will come in. Believe it or not, my Chinese -speaking friend was approached online by a fellow who wanted to publish a Chinese translation but his details on rights were pretty sketchy so my friend held off but meanwhile the guy sent us the whole book! Unfortunately, he sent it to my friends PHONE so we’re reading it to each other page by page.
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